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Star Wars: ‘Last Jedi’ Is Singular, Rian Johnson Confirms

Despite the firestorm of theories sparked in February by the revelation that localized titles for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”translate “Jedi” as plural, writer/director Rian Johnson contends in his mind it was always singular. However, who that “last Jedi” may be is still open to interpretation.

“It’s so funny when people started asking that when the title was announced,” the filmmaker told ABC News, “because I never even pondered that question. That seems like, to me, the most like … uninteresting, I guess, [question]? Look, in my mind, it’s singular. In my mind it is, absolutely.”

Pressed for confirmation that the last Jedi is Luke Skywalker, however, Johnson wasn’t so definite. “Well, if you say so,” he replied with a smile. “I’m going to take your word for it. They say in ‘The Force Awakens’ that he’s going to find the last Jedi temple, and Luke’s the last … Luke is the last Jedi …”